There were surprisingly few tears shed at Netflix Is a Joke ’s 40th anniversary celebration of Pee-wee’s Playhouse on Monday, May 4th, despite the weight of nostalgia and the sad absence of the dearly departed Paul Reubens . Instead, the aim was pure and simple fun , an aim to capture everything about this singular creation of Reubens and his collaborators. The secret word of the night was “fantastic,” host Patton Oswalt and Conky 2000 revealed at the top of the show, and every time it was said, screams rang out in the Greek Theater in Los Angeles all night long. Just the way Pee-wee would have wanted. Clips from the series were heavily featured, including an opening montage that led into Kate Pierson of the B-52s performing the Pee-wee theme with the house band for the night. Members of that band included DEVO’s Mark Mothersbaugh on multiple instruments — fitting, as Mothersbaugh made his TV scoring debut with Playhouse .…